Home / 112,910.63-175,038.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 112,910.63 and 175,038.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 112,910.63 and 175,038.75 is: 271,352.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    112,910.63 : 175,038.75 = 175,038.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    112,910.63/175,038.75 = 175,038.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    112,910.63x = 175,038.75 × 175,038.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    112,910.63x = 30,638,564,001.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 30,638,564,001.56/112,910.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 271,352.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.